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Table of Contents
CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION TO MXEASY 6
1.1 General Information 6
1.2 Example Scenarios 8
1.2.1 House With Two Cameras 9
1.2.2 Gas Station With Four Cameras 10
1.2.3 Hotel With Nine Cameras 11
1.3 Setting Up A Video Surveillance System- Overview 13
2 INSTALLATION AND INITIAL OPERATION 16
2.1 Power Supply And Network Connection Of Cameras 16
2.1.1 Power Supply When Connected Directly To A Computer 16
2.1.2 Power Supply And Network Connection With A PoE Switch 17
2.2 Installing MxEasy 18
2.2.1 System Requirements 18
2.2.2 Installation On Windows Computers 18
2.2.3 Installation On Mac OSX Computers 18
2.3 Using MxEasy For The First Time 20
2.3.1 Searching For And Adding Cameras 20
2.3.2 Selecting And Integrating Cameras 23
2.3.3 Special Case: Integrating An IP Video Door Station (T24) 27
2.3.4 Setting The Time Settings 31
3 USING MXEASY 32
3.1 Program Windows And Program Views 32
3.1.1 Program Window Areas 33
3.1.2 Program Views 35
3.1.3 Program Window Size 39
3.2 Live Video Surveillance 41
3.2.1 Displaying And Switching Cameras 41
3.2.2 Detection Of Alarms 42
3.3 Camera Views And Image Settings 43
3.3.1 Selecting Camera Views 43
3.3.2 Editing The Image Settings 45
3.3.3 Adjusting Additional Image And Exposure Settings 48